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Best Travel Apps/Sites I've Used + Referral Codes

Codes and rewards are accurate as of October 2024 Wealthsimple  (for Canadians) The Wealthsimple Cash card is a debit Mastercard with no monthly fees, and most importantly no foreign transaction fees + 1% cashback, making it a really good option for spending money while abroad. The average credit card foreign transaction fee varies around 2%, which can add up to a lot of money over time.  I've used the Wealthsimple card to buy things in many places in the UK + Europe and it seems to have very wide acceptance. Their platform is also great (commission free, fractional shares, etc.) for investing in stocks, so even if you're not planning on traveling, it might be worth looking into. If you use my referral code to open an account and fund at least $1, you will get $25 for free. Use my code: V66QRQ šŸŽ T&Cs apply.  https://www.wealthsimple.com/invite Wizz Air Discount Club Wizz Air is a very cheap airline in the UK and Europe. By joining the Wizz Air Discount Club (Standard...
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IKEA Yearly Midsummer Buffet 2024 Review

Every year around June, IKEA hosts a Midsummer Buffet full of fish, meatballs, salad, and more. You have to be an IKEA Family member (which is free) and buy a $25 ticket in person on a previous day. I attended the Calgary buffet, and here is my full review!
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UCalgary Tech Recruiting w/ BobaTalks’ Jeff Nguyen

While this isn’t quite a tech blog, this post should have some important insights for any UCalgary students interested in a tech career. After seeing that  Jeff Nguyen , a recruiter in the student space, founder of BobaTalks (which provides free mentorship for students), and prolific "LinkedInfluencer" (the good kind) was going to have a booth at  CalgaryHacks 2025 , I knew I had to reach out. As someone deeply involved in both student mentorship and tech recruiting, he seemed like the perfect person to chat with about student recruiting, starting with how UCalgary students can stand out in the job market.  Q: UCalgary has good computer science courses and fantastic clubs. Even so, many students here find it tough to break into big or even mid-sized tech companies because there's not a lot of direct access to recruiters. What's your take on the best way for students in a market like ours to get noticed? Jeff : I believe that computer science is one of those fields wh...
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My Study Abroad "Girl Math(s)"

For the unitiated, "Girl Math" is when you justify spending money as saving money by jumping through a few mental hoops - such as by spending an extra $15 on Amazon to get free shipping. So as a lighthearted and slightly helpful financial overview of my exchange experience from UCalgary to Oxford Brookes University, here are some Girl Math examples I thought about during my study abroad experience. If you exchange to a university with tuition more expensive than your home university, you're getting a great deal Living in student accommodation is $30/night versus a minimum $100/night hotel, and you get a free transit pass, so it's a super discounted vacation! Visiting a free museum in the UK is worth $30 equivalent in Canada. So visit many! Every $400 trip to another country basically saves $1000+ in flights that you'd have to pay to take that trip from Canada If you get a study abroad scholarship, that's free money that you wouldn't get otherwise  Eating l...
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